"merge sort" meaning in All languages combined

See merge sort on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: merge sorts [plural]
Etymology: From merge + sort. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|merge|sort}} merge + sort Head templates: {{en-noun}} merge sort (plural merge sorts)
  1. (computing) Synonym of mergesort Synonyms: mergesort [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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